Chatham County Schools closed Friday, October 12, 2018

Chatham County Schools will remain closed for students and staff on Friday, October 12, 2018, due to blocked roads throughout the county and power outages at multiple schools.

In addition to our first-hand assessments, we have consulted with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the Sheriff's Office, and the local emergency management team, who report that trees may continue to fall due to heavily saturated ground and damage from the storm. Duke Energy is also unable to provide estimated time frames for power restoration due to the high volume of outages.

The National Weather Service forecast shows significantly improved weather conditions for Friday. We anticipate that this will speed the restoration of power and road clearing efforts to allow for a return to our normal schedule on Monday. In the meantime, we join with law enforcement in asking that you use additional caution if you must be on the roads.